Bait-casting reel



July 7, 1925. 1,544g671 A. D. MAURY BAIT CASTING REEL Filed Jan. 12,1923 ATTORNEY u '-has members 42,

Patented July 7, 1925.

VUNITED STATES PATENT Ao1-1-1-c11'...

ALFRED D. MAURY, OF ILIYONfNEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ING REEL CO., INC., OFMOHAWK, NEW YORK, A CORBORATION 0F MARTIN AUTOMATIC FISH- Nnw Yoan.

BAIT-CASTING REEL.

Application mea January 12, 192s.v seriaim. 612,288.'

To all whom t may concern .i

Be it known that I, ALFRED D. MAURY, a. Icitizen of the United States,residing at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bait-Casting Reels, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein totheaccompanying drawing.

The object of the invention is to provide a fishing reel for baitcasting that will have anattachment adapted to prevent the tangling ofthe line when loops are formed caused by backlash in casting.

Fig. 1 is a central vertical section of a reel showing the attachmentaiiixed;

' Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 6-6 jof Fig. 1; y

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the 1ine7-7 of Fig. 1 and looking in thedirection of the arrows.

In order to counteract against what is generally known as backlash, anattachment that may be applied to any line casting reel 42 that are heldin given relation by bolts'43 and spacing sleeves 44.

In this construction, however, the casing encloses a line spool 50`whichrevolves w1th a rotary spindle 51. A brake drum 52 is to wall 53 ofspool 50 by means of i -the extended ends of spacing rods 54. Rods 54are employed to hold walls 53 and 55 in assembled position.

Spindle 51 has ,a rotary bearing at one end iii-member mounted to wall42 of the casing. The opposite end of spindle 51 has a rotary bearing inanged collar or sleeve 72 mounted toturn independently vof and withinsleevel 73 that is in turn carried to turn independently thereof andwithin flanged collar 74 .oprojeeting through an aperture formed in wall42 of the casing and held therein 'by nut 76 mounted to the threadedpart of collar 74. c

Arm 80, carrying at one end a balancing weight 81 and at the other ahandle 82, is at- I tached, whereby to rotate sleeve 73, by a screw 83.Moreover, the inner reduced end of sleeve 73 has mounted thereon and ina manner to turn therewith spur gear 84 that meshes with pinion 85.Pinion 85 is mounted on flanged collar 86 and is adapted to turnindependently thereof. Collar 86 has a bearing upon headed bolt 87 thatis mounted to wall 42 of the casing and held in place by nut 88.

'The hub of pinion 85' is reduced and extended laterally at 89. Spurgear 90 is fixed thereto in amanner to turn therewith.. Spur gear 90`isinmesh with pinion v91 formed integralwith spindle 51. A dust proofcover is formed by ball 92 held yieldingly in -place by coiled sprin oneend against a shoul ber 70 and at the other against ball 92 housedwithin recess 94 formed in member 70. Aperture 95 is made in the end ofmember 70, whereby oil can be introduced to the bearing. Said aperture 95 being normally closed by ball 92.

The turning of thel crank handle 82 will cause the turnlngpf spur gear84, pinion 85,

spur gear 90, pinion 91, and, therefore, spindle 51, which carries torotate therewith Aline spool 50. When casting,'the rotation of spool 50can be vstopped at the end of the cast by pressing upon finger pieceattached to bell crank lever 61, whereby to rock said lever 61 to bringbrake shoe 60 into contact with' the rotating exterior surface of drum52, thereby stoppin said rota-V tion as well as that of'line spoo 50,which rotates with said drum 52.

93 that contacts at er formed onmeml It is well known that when a castof a used between members 42', 42 of the casing.

Wire 101l is adapted to swing freely on sleeve 44 and has cross bars 102and 103 attached thereto, which cross bars are adapted to rest upon thefishing line.

The operation of the wire is as follows: At the end of the cast, linespool 50 -will be rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow inFig. 2. Immediately the line becomes slack, as the plug strikes thewater, wire 101 will drop down by force of gravity on spool 50. As loopsare formed, said wire will los cause the loops to be wound evenly on thespool althou h in the opposite direction from that in whic said loopswere formed in the first instance. A pull manually thereafter on theline will straighten out said line, whereupon it can be rewound in theproper direction without snarls therein.

'Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a bait casting reel, a U shaped wire pivotally mounted to saidreel and said U- shaped wire having cross bars for preventing thetangling of the line on sai'd spool.

2. In a bait casting reel, a U-shaped wire removably mounted to saidreel and said U- shaped wire having cross bars thereon, whereby tocounteract against any backlash of the fishing line.

3. In a bait casting reel, a U-shaped wire having its ends bent in theform of circles to engage said reel in a pivotal manner, and saidU-shaped wire having means thereon, whereby to counteract againstbacklash of the fishing line.

4. In a,- bait casting reel, a wire bent in a U-shaped manner and havingits ends formed to engage said reel and a cross bar attache'd to saidwire, whereb to counteract against any backlash of the Shing line.

5. In a bait casting reel, a U-shaped wire bent to conform to thecurvature of said reel,

and having its ends formed into loops, whereby to engage said reel in apivotal manner, a cross bar attached to said wire to aid in preventingthe tangling of the line on said spool, and means for removably mountingsaid wire to said reel.

In testimony whereof I signature.

have aixed my ALFRED D. MAURY.

